The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has disassociated itself from the killing of policemen and a couple by gunmen at the Okpala Junction in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that gunmen killed five policemen and a couple identified as Mr. and Mrs. Chinaka Nwagu who hailed from Amankwo Okpala community last week Friday.
The pro-Biafran group also said people should stop linking them with the insecurity in the South-East region.
IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, stated these in a statement on Monday.
The group said, “IPOB is a peaceful movement seeking separation from the Nigerian state through internationally recognised and accepted modus operandi called self-determination and not through murderous or criminal activities.
“We seek to create a calm and peaceful environment for everyone in our territory to safely dwell and for our people to come home and be part of the development of Biafraland. It is not and has never been part of our objectives to scare or kill innocent citizens of the area.
“Even though Nigerian security agents have been brutal on us, we have always maintained our calm. For now, those security men are no hindrance to our freedom, though they are agents of oppression.”
The group accused the Nigerian government of being behind the insecurity in the South-East.
It said, “It is public knowledge that the Federal Government is using both state actors and non-state actors to create insecurity and chaos in the South-East just to blackmail IPOB through some compromised media agencies and agents.
“The paid criminals in the South-East should stop and allow Biafra agitation to flow naturally according to plans. We are warning them to stay off Biafraland or face the consequences. They have already been declared wanted by IPOB, and their sins will catch up with them soon.”
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